Naso 7:84 · EXTRA 1 — this was the dedication of the altar EXTRA

Parashas Naso · Side page (no TT primary unit)

The Complete Passuk

זֹ֣את ׀ חֲנֻכַּ֣ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ בְּיוֹם֙ הִמָּשַׁ֣ח אֹת֔וֹ מֵאֵ֖ת נְשִׂיאֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל קַעֲרֹ֨ת כֶּ֜סֶף שְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֗ה מִֽזְרְקֵי־כֶ֙סֶף֙ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֔ר כַּפּ֥וֹת זָהָ֖ב שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃

This was the dedication offering for the altar from the chieftains of Israel upon its being anointed: silver bowls, 12; silver basins, 12; gold ladles, 12.

Chabad.org — 7:84

Source Citation

Ohr HaChaim on Numbers 7:84 / classic — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal / Classic Source

Core Text

זאת חנכת המזבח —\ldots סיכום כל קרבנות הנשיאים.

English: “This was the dedication of the altar” — \ldots the summary of all the offerings of the princes.

On the midrash / in context: Ohr HaChaim reads the totalizing verse as confirming that the twelve identical offerings together constitute the full inaugural gift of the nation.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

The summary verse gathers the twelve days into a single dedication of the altar.